Past Tense is a brand new career-spanning collection by the provocateurs of pop - Sparks. Masters of reinvention, with an unappeasable ambition and a ravenous hunger for the now, Sparks – brothers Ron and Russell Mael – have been creating eye-poppingly brilliant pop music for more than 50 years. PAST TENSE: THE BEST OF SPARKS is an immaculate lesson in how to stay consistently interesting for fifty years. With sleeve-notes by Simon Price*, each track is hand-picked by Ron and Russell to best epitomise the era of Sparks from which they are drawn - forerunners of art rock, inventors of the synth duo, masters of new wave pop, Europop experimentalists and self-revisionists, in the 21st century they pioneered the electronic opera before delivering 2017’s pop masterpiece Hippopotamus.
Disc 1
01. Computer Girl (3:13)
02. Wonder Girl (2:19)
03. (No More) Mr. Nice Guys (5:47)
04. Girl From Germany (3:30)
05. Beaver O'Lindy (3:45)
06. This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us (3:04)
07. Amateur Hour (3:35)
08. Here In Heaven (2:47)
09. Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth (2:29)
10. Something For The Girl With Everything (2:17)
11. Achoo (3:32)
12. Get In The Swing (4:06)
13. In The Future (2:13)
14. Looks, Looks, Looks (2:34)
15. I Want To Hold Your Hand (2:55)
16. Big Boy (3:29)
17. I Bought The Mississippi River (2:28)
18. Occupation (5:13)
19. Those Mysteries (5:01)
20. Tryouts For The Human Race (6:07)
21. Beat The Clock (4:22)
Disc 2
01. The Number One Song In Heaven (7:28)
02. When I'm With You (Single Version) (4:06)
03. Tips For Teens (3:34)
04. Funny Face (3:26)
05. Angst In My Pants (3:28)
06. I Predict (2:52)
07. Sherlock Holmes (3:37)
08. Cool Places (3:24)
09. Popularity (3:52)
10. I Wish I Looked A Little Better (3:00)
11. With All My Might (3:43)
12. Change (5:26)
13. Music That You Can Dance To (4:22)
14. So Important (4:31)
15. Singing In The Shower (4:24)
16. National Crime Awareness Week (Psycho Cut) (3:29)
17. When Do I Get To Sing 'My Way' (4:38)
18. (When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing (Radio Edit) (3:46)
19. Let's Go Surfing (5:03)
Disc 3
01. Pulling Rabbits Out Of A Hat (3:36)
02. The Calm Before The Storm (4:04)
03. It's A Knockoff (3:42)
04. The Rhythm Thief (5:20)
05. My Baby's Taking Me Home (4:43)
06. Suburban Homeboy (2:57)
07. Dick Around (6:36)
08. Perfume (5:00)
09. Islington N1 (2:35)
10. Good Morning (3:54)
11. Lighten Up, Morrissey (4:16)
12. Two Hands One Mouth (5:26)
13. Piss Off (Original Sparks Version) (4:21)
14. Johnny Delusional (3:13)
15. Missionary Position (4:18)
16. Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me) (4:33)
17. I Wish You Were Fun (4:05)
18. Check Out Time 11am (3:34)
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FILE LIST
Filename
Size
Disc 1/01 - Sparks - Computer Girl.mp3
7.3 MB
Disc 1/02 - Sparks - Wonder Girl.mp3
5.3 MB
Disc 1/03 - Sparks - (No More) Mr. Nice Guys.mp3
13.2 MB
Disc 1/04 - Sparks - Girl From Germany.mp3
8 MB
Disc 1/05 - Sparks - Beaver O'Lindy.mp3
8.6 MB
Disc 1/06 - Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us.mp3
7 MB
Disc 1/07 - Sparks - Amateur Hour.mp3
8.2 MB
Disc 1/08 - Sparks - Here In Heaven.mp3
6.4 MB
Disc 1/09 - Sparks - Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth.mp3
5.7 MB
Disc 1/10 - Sparks - Something For The Girl With Everything.mp3
5.2 MB
Disc 1/11 - Sparks - Achoo.mp3
8.1 MB
Disc 1/12 - Sparks - Get In The Swing.mp3
9.4 MB
Disc 1/13 - Sparks - In The Future.mp3
5.1 MB
Disc 1/14 - Sparks - Looks, Looks, Looks.mp3
5.9 MB
Disc 1/15 - Sparks - I Want To Hold Your Hand.mp3
6.7 MB
Disc 1/16 - Sparks - Big Boy.mp3
8 MB
Disc 1/17 - Sparks - I Bought The Mississippi River.mp3
5.7 MB
Disc 1/18 - Sparks - Occupation.mp3
12 MB
Disc 1/19 - Sparks - Those Mysteries.mp3
11.5 MB
Disc 1/20 - Sparks - Tryouts For The Human Race.mp3
14 MB
Disc 1/21 - Sparks - Beat The Clock.mp3
10 MB
Disc 1/folder.jpg
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Disc 2/01 - Sparks - The Number One Song In Heaven.mp3
17.1 MB
Disc 2/02 - Sparks - When I'm With You (Single Version).mp3
9.4 MB
Disc 2/03 - Sparks - Tips For Teens.mp3
8.2 MB
Disc 2/04 - Sparks - Funny Face.mp3
7.9 MB
Disc 2/05 - Sparks - Angst In My Pants.mp3
8 MB
Disc 2/06 - Sparks - I Predict.mp3
6.6 MB
Disc 2/07 - Sparks - Sherlock Holmes.mp3
8.3 MB
Disc 2/08 - Sparks With Jane Wiedlin - Cool Places.mp3
7.8 MB
Disc 2/09 - Sparks - Popularity.mp3
8.8 MB
Disc 2/10 - Sparks - I Wish I Looked A Little Better.mp3
6.9 MB
Disc 2/11 - Sparks - With All My Might.mp3
8.5 MB
Disc 2/12 - Sparks - Change.mp3
12.4 MB
Disc 2/13 - Sparks - Music That You Can Dance To.mp3
10 MB
Disc 2/14 - Sparks - So Important.mp3
10.4 MB
Disc 2/15 - Sparks With Les Rita Mitsouko - Singing In The Shower.mp3